Farouk Systems celebrated the grand opening of the CHI Lone Star College-North Harris School of Cosmetology on Friday, December 6 at the new state-of-the-art facility located on Richie Rd. in Houston, TX. The CHI Lone Star College-North Harris School of Cosmetology offers Texas Department of Licensing and Regulations approved cosmetology, esthetics and cosmetology instructor programs. read more>

Jennifer Cowan, a cosmetology student at Olympian University in Albuquerque made hair-raising history when she captured 1st place in the Fantasy Hair category of the Student Hair competition at the regional Educational Forum in Fort Worth, Texas. Not only is it the first time an Albuquerque student has placed in the competition, Cowan had only been attending the school two months when she decided to compete. read more>

The American Board of Certified Haircolorist's mentoring program recently gained support from haircolor company Wella. Two dates in 2014 have already been locked down for the seminars. The first one to be held at the LAX Marriott Hotel in Los Angeles, California, on February 9-10, followed by a second date in Washington, DC, at the Hilton Alexandria Mark Center, July 27-28.. read more>

Strategies and Wella North America announce that Wella customers may use their Global Elite rewards points to purchase Strategies Webinar, Seminar and Membership Program services. Additionally, these services will feature either discounted pricing and/or add-on incentives, exclusively for the Wella Global Elite program. "We couldn't be more excited about partnering with Wella to provide salon and spa professionals with easier and more affordable access to Strategies business services," says Eric Ducoff, Vice-president of Strategies. read more>

Beginning today, more than 1,100 Sport Clips Haircuts locations will come together on a single mission - to raise $575,000 for the company’s annual “Help A Hero” fundraising campaign, benefiting the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Since 2007, the Help A Hero program has supported the VFW’s Operation Uplink™ “Free Call Days”, making more than 2 million calls home possible for deployed and hospitalized U.S. service members. In its seventh year, the campaign will expand its focus to offer scholarships to veterans through the VFW’s Sport Clips Help A Hero Scholarship Program. read more>

January 25 - 27, 2014 │ Long Beach Convention Center │ Long Beach, California — Produced by the Professional Beauty Association (PBA), the International Salon and Spa Expo (ISSE) Long Beach has become the West Coast's largest and most influential beauty event open exclusively to licensed beauty professionals, students and instructors. With nearly 40,000 beauty professionals expected, ISSE Long Beach has evolved beyond the traditional "hair show" to a complete beauty event for hair, nails, cosmetics, esthetics and advanced education. read more>

Aveda's Global 24-Hour Hair Cut-A-Thon Sets a Guinness World Records® Title for the Most Money Raised for Charity through Haircuts in a 24-hour Period.
On what could be the best hair day ever, this past April 22 (Earth Day) Aveda raised US $220,000 to benefit clean water causes during its 24-hour global hair-cutting marathon. read more>

New 'Barber Brawl' Added to Competition Lineup —
After much success at last year's International Salon and Spa Expo (ISSE) Long Beach, the Professional Beauty Association (PBA) is excited to bring back the popular hair competitions to the 2014 show. In addition to the returning hairstyling competitions, PBA and ISSE are proud to host for the first time Major League Barber's Hot Hands Barber Brawl competitions. read more>

October marks Domestic Violence Awareness month and highlights an issue that continues to affect countless women, men and children. As one of the Professional Beauty Association's (PBA) main charitable outreach efforts, PBA is calling on beauty professionals and salons to support the CUT IT OUT: Salons Against Domestic Abuse program by participating in the CUT IT OUT "Give The Power Back" Drive to help raise awareness and funding to stop domestic violence. read more>

Star-Studded Hair Show Brings Style and Fashion to OKC — A roster of the beauty industry’s top talent will gather to raise funds for the victims of the devastating spring tornadoes Aug. 12 at Bricktown Coca Cola Center.“Hair Aid Oklahoma Tornado Recovery Fund,” spearheaded by local professional beauty educator and former Vidal Sassoon Creative Director Sally Rogerson, will bring together artists from across the country in a one-night-only fundraising event. read more>

As tornadoes and related storms continue to move across Oklahoma and parts of the Midwest, PBA is reaching out to beauty professionals and companies to contribute to the PBA Disaster Relief Fund so we can continue helping professionals in our communities as they rebuild their careers, businesses and lives. read more>

VITAS Innovative Hospice Care of Fort Worth is looking for licensed cosmetologists who are interested in being a volunteer to share your time and talents to provide haircuts to home bound hospice patients. We can keep you close to home and volunteers are needed for visits throughout Tarrant and surrounding counties. Most but not all of our patients are senior citizens. Must be currently licensed in TX as a cosmetologist (and provide ongoing proof of current licensure). read more>